1. Description
2. Setup

• The module manages the following
• Requirements
• Incompatibilities

3. Usage
4. Contact

The Autofs module is a Puppet module for managing the configuration of automount network file system. This is a global module designed to be used by any organization. This module assumes the use of Hiera to set variables and serve up configuration files.

• Autofs package
• Autofs service
• Autofs Configuration File (/etc/auto.master)
• Autofs Map Files (i.e. /etc/auto.home)

• The stdlib Puppet Library
• The concat Puppet Module

• Does NOT work with Solaris Autofs
• Does NOT work with Windows or Mac OS X

The module includes a single class:

include autofs

By default this installs and starts the autofs service with the default master file. No parameters exist yet, but are in active development to allow for more granular control.

To setup the Autofs Map Files, there is a defined type that can be used:

autofs::mount { 'home':
  mount       => '/home',
  mapfile     => '/etc/auto.home',
  mapcontents => ['* -user,rw,soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,tcp,nfsvers=3,noacl server.example.com:/path/to/home/shares'],
  options     => '--timeout=120',
  order       => 01
}

This will generate content in both the auto.master file and a new auto.home map file:

/home /etc/auto.home --timeout=120

* -user,rw,soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,tcp,nfsvers=3,noacl server.example.com:/path/to/home/shares

The defined type requires all parameters, except direct and execute, to build the autofs config. The direct and execute parameters allow for the creation of indirect mounts, see the Parameters section for more information on the defaults for direct and execute.

In hiera, there's a autofs::mounts class you can configure, for example:

---
autofs::mounts:
  home:
    mount: '/home'
    mapfile: '/etc/auto.home'
    mapcontents:
      - '* -user,rw,soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,tcp,nfsvers=3,noacl server.example.com:/path/to/home/shares'
    options: '--timeout=120'
    order: 01

The autofs module also supports the use of the built in autofs /- argument used with Direct Maps.

Define:

autofs::mount { 'foo':
  mount       => '/-',
  mapfile     => '/etc/auto.foo',
  mapcontents => ['/foo -o options /bar'],
  options     => '--timeout=120',
  order       => 01
}

Hiera:

---
autofs::mounts:
  foo:
    mount: '/-'
    mapfile: '/etc/auto.foo'
    mapcontents:
      - '/foo -o options /bar'
    options: '--timeout=120'
    order: 01

• mount_name - This is a logical, descriptive name for what what autofs will be mounting. This is represented by the "home:" and "tmp:" entries above.
• mount - This Mapping describes where autofs will be mounting to. This map entry is referenced by concat as part of the generation of the /etc/auto.master file.
• mapfile - This Mapping describes the name and path of the autofs map file. This mapping is used in the auto.master generation, as well as generating the map file from the auto.map.erb template.
• mapcontent - This Mapping describes the folders that will be mounted, the mount options, and the path to the remote or local share to be mounted. Used in mapfile generation.
• options - This Mapping describes the auto.master options to use (if any) when mounting the automounts.
• order - This Mapping describes where in the auto.master file the entry will be placed. Order CANNOT be duplicated.
• direct - Boolean to allow for indirect map. Defaults to true to be backwards compatible.
• execute - Boolean to set the map to be executable. Defaults to false to be backward compatible.

Please feel free to help make the autofs module better. I'm not perfect nor the best out there, so please feel welcome to contribute in the following ways:

• File Bug Reports
• Request Features
• Create Pull Requests for fixes, enhancements or features.
• Contact me for support.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON PULL REQUESTS:

Pull Requests require Spec tests and passing builds or they will NOT be accepted.

David Hollinger: [email protected]